Happy Birthday Trina

December 19th was my birthday. Forty has mistakenly been called the “Over the Hill” age but I intend to live to be 100 therefore not even half my life is over. I have told my family they cannot consider me old until I reach at least 99 but by then I will have started counting backwards so you may never again know my real …

2009 Recap

December 11, 2009 Greetings to all our friends and family in Christ Jesus! We can hardly believe that 2009 is almost finished and it marks the end of our second year in Africa. While we are currently in a time of prayer for 2010, it is safe to say that this past year was easily our busiest time ever in …

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

We just wanted to send a note to remind you all of how much you are loved and missed. We really appreciate all you do for us and the many prayers that are prayed on our behalf. The Christmas season in South Africa is anything but cold but we still enjoy listening to Christmas music and pretending with our can …

Pastor’s Rogers and Cookie Narainasami in Phoenix, SA

December 7, 2009 Ministering to the Indian community in South Africa is a small but important part of our work. We have been ministering in the predominantly Indian community of Phoenix since 2004. However, over the last two years we’ve had the opportunity to “watch and pray” much more closely for this beloved city. Please join us in these specific …

Tete

The Saturday morning bible study in Tete is going very well. We are averaging around 15 people the majority of whom are men. Around eighty percent are French speaking Congolese refugees and twenty percent Zulu locals. Someone is always willing to translate for those who do not understand English. There is a continual request for more Bibles and it has …

Entuthukwent Creche

Meet the children at Entuthukwent Creche and Preschool. We spent a fun morning with Angel and her children. They were all very happy to sing songs for us and show off their counting skills. Angel said fifteen of the children are orphans and live with her and her husband. They have a nice three room house and separate building for …

Bridget’s 13th Birthday

Bridget’s 13th birthday was celebrated this weekend with a swim party. Last year we were visiting family in America so this was the first time she had a summer birthday. She thought that was very cool. It was a special treat to have Aunt Letha with us for this occasion. Bridget made homemade play dough for the young kids to …

Democratic Republic of Congo

 November 2, 2009 Revelation 2:8-9 (NASB) 8 “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life, says this: 9 ‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy by those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a …

Rodney is home from Congo. The worship was lively and the Christians are on fire for the Lord. The Congo has been known for its destitute & poverty striken people. The people who have money there are few but very wealthy. The rest of the population has to pray daily for food. There is no choice but to turn to …

Time with my sister Letha

It has been great to have my sister here with us these last three months. We had a fun filled girls week while Rodney was away ministering in the Congo.